Years reveal our uniqueness, similarities

by: kyle garvin

As I reach the end of my high school experience, I feel as though I’ve actually reached a plateau where I am drilling a wormhole through the space/time blanket as we know it and providing myself with access to the next dimension. We’re all doing this on a daily basis (most of us are unaware of it), which I think accounts somewhat for the frequency with which I see people who look exactly the same.

Since I got to East, and even when I was registering at West, I’ve been running into characters who resemble myself, as I’m sure I remind

A look back shows how much, how gradually we grow up

by: mary noonan

Believe it or not, high school will come to an end. Even as I write this, two weeks before graduation, it doesn’t seem like the end is remotely in sight.

I still feel like a sophomore; no longer a freshman, clumsily integrated into a school bursting with intimidating upperclassmen, but not yet accomplished enough to feel as though high school should come to an end. Too many invaluable lessons, unforgettable incidents and sincere and entertaining friendships have occurred – even senior year alone – to believe that high school only lasts four

East continues tradition of all-around excellence

by: jeff donovan

Being a Red Raider is an experience I would not trade for the world. Wauwatosa East is an outstanding school with an incomparable tradition. I wore the red, black and white prouder than any other color I had in my wardrobe, which was scrubby for the most part.

Not only is this school known for its unbelievable athletics year in and year out, but this year three of our students were finalists in the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts Regional Talent Search. Only 20 finalists from across the entire country were

High school flies by, keeps getting better

by: andrea boatman

As I leave Wauwatosa East High School and begin a new chapter of my life, I will take a lot of great memories with me. Everyone always says that your high school years are the best four years of your life, and even though I’ve only lived for 18 years, the past four have definitely been some of the best.

Freshman year was great. I remember being terrified of so many things. I was afraid of all the homework I was going to have, making it to class on time and of all the upperclassmen.

Now the years have flown by and I laugh as I think

Doyle disappoints on abstinence bill

by: editorial staff vote 8-0

On May 23, in a deeply disappointing move, Gov. Jim Doyle signed Senate Bill 286, which requires all public schools that teach about human sexuality to spend most of their time talking up abstinence. Districts are now obligated to present abstinence from any premarital sexual activity as the “preferred choice of behavior,” and as the “most effective way to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.”

Well, ideals sure are nice. But abstinence is just that, an ideal. Yes, it’s a goal that many kids do succeed in achieving.

This summer, Tosa’s smoking ban will protect public health

by: john deisinger

Come July 1, the citizens of Wauwatosa will breathe a welcome breath of fresh air. No, it’s not the annual outdoor summer banquet of the Young Conservative Leaders of America, but good guess.

In fact, starting this July, a smoking ordinance will come into place that prohibits smoking in restaurants across the city. However, many smokers are crying foul, claiming that it violates their rights to ban smoking in restaurants. I won’t be holding my breath for a good argument (or maybe around smokers I will).

Put simply, the smokers don’t have any good

Remember: Racism goes both ways

by: david baker

In the previous edition of the Cardinal News, there was an article regarding racism and homophobia. It caught my attention so I gave it a read. I was absolutely shocked at the allegations of racism that were made about our police force, the teachers at Wauwatosa East and the students.

The author, John Green, ‘07, ended his article with a plea to “stop the negative and start the positive,” and called upon readers to ask themselves, “Have I said a racist or derogatory comment today?” Well, Mr. Green, I ask you the same

This Martian Life

by: David Seitz

I am presented with very few opportunities to seriously, directly, literally quote Rush Limbaugh. When such opportunities do come along – in spite of the fact that it probably makes me seem like a more abrasive person – I tend to take them.

In this case, the Limbaugh quotation I’d like to invoke is a simple “I told you so.” This admonishment is directed toward a group of folks I very sincerely respect: the Wauwatosa School Board.

About a year ago, the Board approved what’s called an exclusive

Survey results show old cliques die hard

by: Survey results show old cliques die hard

Perhaps it was a short media movie or the teaser of the spring musical where classmates first paid any attention to the unique individuals that grace the halls every day. Sometimes it takes cutting off almost a foot of hair or winning a Dance Dance Revolution competition for someone to be remembered.

This graduating class is no different from the ones before ours or the ones that will follow. No matter how inclusive students are, we often fail to notice the person who sits two seats behind us or eats lunch at the table next to our own. Only a few people take the